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The first rugby union match between England and France was held on 22 March 1906 at Parc des Princes in Paris . The traditional name for the annual England versus France rugby union match in the Six Nations Championship as used on both sides of the English Channel is Le Crunch, used since at least 1981 (although it has been named " Eurostar ...
Tour Matches Total Record P W D L P W D L P W D L % PF PA PD 1963 Tour of Oceania Test Series England 0–2 New Zealand England 0–1 Australia: 18 May 4 June 3--3: 3: 1-2: 6: 1-5: 16.67%: 54: 91-37 1972 Tour of South Africa Test Series England 1–0 South Africa: 17 May 3 June 1: 1--6: 5: 1-7: 6: 1-85.71%: 166: 58 +108 1973 Tour of Oceania ...
1980 Five Nations Championship. The 1980 Five Nations Championship was the 51st Five Nations Championship series of the annual rugby union competition contested by the national teams of England, France, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the 86th series of the ...
The 1972 Five Nations Championship was the 43rd Five Nations Championship, an annual rugby union competition contested by the men's national teams of England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, and the 78th since it began as the Home Nations Championship. For the first time since the Second World War, the championship was not completed.
The national rugby union teams of England and Italy have been playing each other in Test rugby since 1991, and by February 2024, they had met in 31 test matches, all of which have been won by England. Their first meeting was on 8 October 1991 in the 1991 Rugby World Cup, England won 36–6. England had played Italy three times in Rugby World ...
The first two international sides to play against each other, the England–Scotland fixture is the second most-played international rugby union match as of 2023. Behind the Australia–New Zealand rivalry by some thirty-plus matches (not including XV results ), it is one match ahead of the England–Ireland match-up and the Ireland–Scotland match-up.
Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the seventy-fourth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 13 January and 23 March. It was contested by England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. It marked the first Grand Slam victory for France.
The National Rugby Union teams of England and New Zealand have been playing each other in test rugby since 1905, with the first meeting between the two nations being on 2 December 1905, when the All Blacks were in England as part of their European and North America Tour. The All Blacks won 15-0 with their points coming from five tries, of which ...